Nomedia file
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Nomedia files ({{ext|nomedia}}) are 0-byte files in Android that tell apps not to index this folder. Without these 0-byters, random app cache like from Wish or even thumbnail cache would appear in your photos app, cluttering up your photo album, and getting backed up, wasting storage. | Nomedia files ({{ext|nomedia}}) are 0-byte files in Android that tell apps not to index this folder. Without these 0-byters, random app cache like from Wish or even thumbnail cache would appear in your photos app, cluttering up your photo album, and getting backed up, wasting storage. | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:44, 24 November 2021
Nomedia files (.nomedia
) are 0-byte files in Android that tell apps not to index this folder. Without these 0-byters, random app cache like from Wish or even thumbnail cache would appear in your photos app, cluttering up your photo album, and getting backed up, wasting storage.